I recharacterized a portion of my Traditional IRA to Roth IRA for the 2021 tax year. This was done in April 2022 ahead of the tax filing deadline.
I received a 1099-R in my 2022 tax forms that includes the recharacterized amount in box 1 as a gross distribution. Box 2a for taxable amount is $0 (I assume since I paid the tax on the 2021 return when the recharacterization was made).
Why am I getting the "Explain Excess Withdrawal" prompt? How should I enter this explanation? Turbo Tax suggests that Box 2a should not be $0 but that is what my 1099-R has.
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TurboTax response suggests that the code that you have selected for box 7 of TurboTax's 1099-R form does not indicate a recharacterization.
" Box 2a for taxable amount is $0 (I assume since I paid the tax on the 2021 return when the recharacterization was made)."
This statement makes no sense. Recharacterizations are never taxable.
What is the code in box 7 of the 2022 Form 1099-R provided by the payer?
Is the IRA /SEP/SIMPLE box marked?
Did you do any Roth conversions and, if so, in what year?
"This statement makes no sense. Recharacterizations are never taxable."
In a way it was taxable. Since I recharacterized to a Roth, the contribution was no longer tax deductible so I paid income tax on the amount that was recharacterized.
"What is the code in box 7 of the 2022 Form 1099-R provided by the payer?
Is the IRA /SEP/SIMPLE box marked?"
Box 7 is "R" and IRA/SEP/Simple is checked.
"Did you do any Roth conversions and, if so, in what year?"
No. Just the recharacterization from traditional to roth in 2021.
"Since I recharacterized to a Roth, the contribution was no longer tax deductible so I paid income tax on the amount that was recharacterized."
The contribution was never deductible to begin with, so you aren't paying any more tax.
A code-R Form 1099-R must always have $0 in box 2a and, when entered, TurboTax will never complain about that.
The message that you received suggests that $0 was entered in box 2a of a Form 1099-R that has code 1, 2 or 7 in box 7 with the IRA/SEP/SIMPLE box marked. The only time you are permitted to enter $0 on TurboTax's form in place of the amount reported in box 2a of such a Form 1099-R provided by the payer is if the distribution is nontaxable because it is a return of excess contribution after the due date of the tax return for the year for which the contribution was made, which requires explanation to the IRS.
@dmertz
Here's a screenshot of the form I received form Vanguard. It has
2a - $0
7 - R
IRA/SEP/Simple checked
You should have reported the nondeductible traditional IRA contribution for 2021 on the 2021 tax return. TurboTax should have created the 2021 Form 8606 with the basis on line 14 to enter into the 2022 tax return.
In addition to Dmertz guidance, please follow these steps outlined by DanaB27 if you need additional guidance to enter nondeductible contribution to the traditional IRA:
To enter the 1099-R conversion:
Perhaps this is just a case of TurboTax displaying the wrong message and it should instead be saying "Explain the recharacterization."
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